Chinese · A1 · Unit 3
Numbers and my age
数字和年龄
By the end you can
- Say how old you are
- Give your phone number
- Understand numbers in a short text
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | (yī) one (with a measure word between it and the noun: 一个人, one person) | 我要一个包子。 |
| 两 | (liǎng) two (before a measure word: 两个; 二 èr when counting) | 两杯咖啡，谢谢。 |
| 三 | (sān) three | 我有三个好朋友。 |
| 四 | (sì) four (只 is the measure word for animals: 四只猫) | 我有四只猫。 |
| 五 | (wǔ) five | 还要五分钟。 |
| 十 | (shí) ten | 她十分钟以后到。 |
| 二十 | (èrshí) twenty | 他二十岁。 |
| 三十 | (sānshí) thirty | 我今年三十岁。 |
| 岁 | (suì) years old (no 是 needed: 我三十岁) | 我儿子八岁。 |
| 你多大？ | (nǐ duō dà?) how old are you? (to a child: 你几岁？) | 你多大？我二十五岁。 |
| 我的电话号码是 | (wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì) my phone number is (in phone numbers 1 is often said yāo) | 我的电话号码是一三九一二三四五六七八。 |
| 零 | (líng) zero | 我的房间是三零五。 |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- 我岁。
- 我的电话号码是。
- 我住在号楼。
Then talk it through
Joining a gym: the person at the desk asks your age and phone number. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.